You want to add a netbus Trojan in the chess.exe game program so that you can gain remote access to a friend's computer. Which of the following tools will you use to accomplish the task?
Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.
John works as a professional Ethical Hacker. He has been assigned the project of testing the security of www.we-are-
secure.com. He finds that the We-are-secure server is vulnerable to attacks. As a countermeasure, he suggests that
the Network Administrator should remove the IPP printing capability from the server. He is suggesting this as a
countermeasure against __________.
Which of the following statements about reconnaissance is true?
John, a novice web user, makes a new E-mail account and keeps his password as "apple", his favorite fruit.
John's password is vulnerable to which of the following password cracking attacks?
Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.
Adam works as a Security Administrator for Umbrella Technology Inc. He reported a breach in security to his senior members, stating that "security defenses has been breached and exploited for 2 weeks by hackers." The hackers had accessed and downloaded 50,000 addresses containing customer credit cards and passwords. Umbrella Technology was looking to law enforcement officials to protect their intellectual property.
The intruder entered through an employee's home machine, which was connected to Umbrella Technology's corporate VPN network. The application called BEAST Trojan was used in the attack to open a "back door" allowing the hackers undetected access. The security breach was discovered when customers complained about the usage of their credit cards without their knowledge.
The hackers were traced back to Shanghai, China through e-mail address evidence. The credit card information was sent to that same e-mail address. The passwords allowed the hackers to access Umbrella Technology's network from a remote location, posing as employees.
Which of the following actions can Adam perform to prevent such attacks from occurring in future?
